PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
Food Prices - 14 March 2024 (Commons/Commons Chamber)
Debate Detail
Contributions from Patrick Grady, are highlighted with a yellow border.
Patrick Grady
Glasgow North
09:59:59
Steve Barclay
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
If the hon. Member is concerned about food prices, I urge him to consider the impact of the Scottish Government’s decision to crack down on meal deals and supermarket promotions, which will mean that Scottish customers pay more than English ones for the same products.
09:59:59
Patrick Grady
That has nothing to do with the question on the Order Paper. The London School of Economics found that Brexit has added £250 to the average household bill. The healthcare certificates that are now required will add even more. Is the reality not that the cost of living crisis is a cost of Westminster crisis, fuelled by Brexit?
Steve Barclay
The hon. Member seems to imply that food inflation has been unique to the UK. Actually, we have seen more severe consequences on the continent. It is right to draw the House’s attention to the decisions that the SNP Government are taking, which have an impact on increasing food prices.
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